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System and method for enhanced data analysis with specialized video enabled software tools for medical environments

OwnerJack Wadeinventor

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Abstract

Medical software tools platforms utilize a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or widgets, that can assist surgeons or surgical team in performing various procedures. In particular, an endoscopic camera may register the momentary rise in the optical signature reflected from a tissue surface and in turn transmit it to a medical image processing system which can also receive patient heart rate data and display relevant anomalies. Changes in various spectral components and the speed at which they change in relation to a source of stimulus (heartbeat, breathing, light source modulation, etc.) may indicate the arrival of blood, contrast agents or oxygen absorption. Combinations of these may indicate various states of differing disease or margins of tumors, and so forth. Also, changes in temperatures, physical dimensions, pressures, photoacoustic pressures and the rate of change may indicate tissue anomalies in comparison to historic values.

Claims31

Dependent claims

A system for medical software tools, comprising:

an image stream interface module configured to receive an image stream from a surgical camera wherein said image stream interface module includes a CPU and a GPU for processing said image stream;
a user interface overlay module configured to provide a user interface overlay adapted for presentation over the image stream by use of a video router providing a video stream to overlap an original video image;
an optical sensor located corresponding with said surgical camera for registering changes in spectral characteristics reflected from a tissue surface under inspection wherein said optical sensor provides a signal indicative of light energy detected;
a medical software tools module configured to provide a medical software tool through the user interface, the medical software tool being configured to perform an operation with respect to the image stream and provide an output adapted to be presented over the image stream;
responsive to said light energy detected by said optical sensor;
a medical image processing system for processing patient medical data and corresponding said patient medical data with said momentary changes in spectral characteristics for generating optical signature data indicative of various patient conditions, wherein the medical software tool measures:
a. changes in color intensity and b. rates at which said color intensities change in response to:
heartbeat pushed blood, breathing pushed oxygen or light intensity or modulation from a light source;
image markers for delineating an area for inspection by a user and wherein said markers may define an area for a user to zoom in fora closer inspection of a portion of said patient tissue;
annotation data fields provided for said user to input information pertaining to said patient tissue;
enhanced data streams resulting from zoomed in inspection including detection of micro-blushes resulting from said patient's heart rate and an amount of blood transmitted through said potion of patient tissue;
a timer used to facilitate the pace at which a medical procedure is performed by said user and for insuring that various patient health sensitive procedure steps are performed within an allotted time;
and a checklist is both established by and utilized by said user for insuring that medical procedure steps are not missed.

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A method for generating and annotating images of patient tissue through the use of medical software tools, comprising:

generating an image stream by way of an interface module configured to receive an image stream from a surgical camera wherein said image stream interface module includes a CPU and a GPU for processing said image stream;
providing a user interface overlay module configured to provide a user interface overlay adapted for presentation over the image stream by use of a video router providing a video stream to overlay an original video image;
locating an optical sensor corresponding with said surgical camera for registering changes in spectral characteristics reflected from a tissue surface under inspection wherein said optical sensor provides a signal indicative of light energy detected;
utilizing medical software tools module configured to provide a medical software tool through the user interface, the medical software tool being configured to perform an operation with respect to the image stream and provide an output adapted to be presented over the image stream;
responsive to said light energy detected by said optical sensor;
and utilizing a medical image processing system for processing patient medical data and corresponding said patient medical data with momentary changes in spectral characteristics for generating optical signature data indicative of various patient conditions, wherein the medical software tool measures:
a. changes in color intensity and b. rates at which said color intensities change in response to:
heartbeat pushed blood, breathing pushed oxygen or light intensity or modulation from a light source;
utilizing image markers to delineate tissue surfaces of interest;
and utilizing user input annotation data in connection with said image markers for providing user observed patient data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/204,487Filed 29 Nov 2018 · continuation
Priority: 29 May 2009
Published: US 2019/0008593 A14 Jul 2019
Granted: 31 Dec 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification29 codes

A61B 1/000095
Of image signals during a use of endoscope: for image enhancement
A61B 1/00009
Characterised by electronic signal processing: of image signals during a use of endoscope
A61B 1/00011
Operational features of endoscopes: characterised by signal transmission
A61B 1/3132
For introducing through surgical openings, e.g. laparoscopes: for laparoscopy

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